2014 – P Mark Appel, the top pick in last year’s amateur draft and one of the top prospects in the game, undergoes an emergency appendectomy. The Astros are confident he will have recovered in time for the start of spring training in two weeks, but he’ll struggle in the first half of the season.

January 30, 2014October 18, 2019 This Day In Baseball

On January 30 2014 — 2014 – P Mark Appel, the top pick in last year’s amateur draft and one of the top prospects in the game, undergoes an emergency appendectomy. The Astros are confident he will have recovered in time for the start of spring training in two weeks, but he’ll struggle in the first half of the season.

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